San Francisco · On-site · $150-200k
Poka Labs
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Total raised$2.4M
StagePre-seed
Founded2025
Team size1-10
HQSan Francisco, United States
Industries
About Poka Labs
Poka Labs building AI-powered production scheduling for chemical manufacturing. It has three main functionalities:Quote AutomationOur agent starts with an email exchange between and account manager, matches the request to the product catalog, asks clarifying questions, and determines the right price (including tariffs, freight, currency exchange). We what is often a weeklong process involving several people and turn it into a 5 minute process. This saves account managers hours each week, improves turnaround time, win rate, and margin.Price SettingChemical companies have an extensive catalog, often 200K+ items. We make the process of determining optimal catalog and customer specific prices sane and manageable.Guided SellingOur AI agents help customers cross-sell depending on the products, services, and opportunities they have
Open positions · 2
San Francisco · On-site · $180-250k
Company at a glance
Location
San Francisco, United States
Websitepokalabs.com
LinkedInLinkedIn
Founders & Leadership
Top Benefits
- Founder-level ownership
- Equity
Location
About the Team
Team Distribution
- Leadership50%
- Other Specialized50%
Where the Team Studied
- 1.Harvard University
- 2.Stanford University
- 3.Princeton University
- 4.North Carolina State University
- 5.University of Washington
Team Worked At
- McKinsey & Company
- Meta
- IBM
- Bristol Myers Squibb
Team Composition
2 people- Entrepreneurship2 senior2
Culture & values
Early-stage, fast-growing team
Life at Poka Labs
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